Accenture Named Lead Contractor For Troubled Obamacare Website
After reviewing over a dozen firms, CMS selected Accenture for a USD 45 million contract for the initial phase of the project, which includes a transition plan to define the work required.
"The contract will be based on mutually agreed upon work plans, which will help define the final value of the one-year contract," Arlington-based Accenture said in a statement.
Accenture also will develop new capabilities required for future phases of programme implementation, it said.
In November, Obama said said he deserves the blame of angry Americans for a debacle that has cast a shadow over his presidency and left Democrats anxious about the 2014 elections.
"I think it's legitimate for (Americans) to expect me to have to win back some credibility. And, you know, that's on me. I mean, we fumbled the rollout on this," he had said on the collapse of the website on its launch.
Accenture Federal Services, a US company, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Accenture LLP. The company generated net revenues of USD 28.6 billion for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2013.
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